<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Here is the G2S agenda for 2021:<div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.imls.gov/grants/grant-programs/grants-states/grants-states-manual/2021-grants-states-all-states-conference">https://www.imls.gov/grants/grant-programs/grants-states/grants-states-manual/2021-grants-states-all-states-conference</a><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 23, 2021 at 9:28 AM Egan, Karen via lstac <<a href="mailto:lstac@omls.oregon.gov">lstac@omls.oregon.gov</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Hi Wendy,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Here’s the original message with the draft agenda.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Hope all is well with you.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Karen<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black">Karen Egan, Associate Director
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black">Grants & Programs, Library Development<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black">Illinois State Library<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><a href="mailto:kegan@ilsos.gov" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">kegan@ilsos.gov</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black">217-782-7749 <u></u>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black">Jesse White, Secretary of State and State Librarian<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Laura McKenzie <<a href="mailto:LMcKenzie@imls.gov" target="_blank">LMcKenzie@imls.gov</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 28, 2021 8:01 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Laura McKenzie <<a href="mailto:LMcKenzie@imls.gov" target="_blank">LMcKenzie@imls.gov</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Teresa A. DeVoe <<a href="mailto:TDevoe@imls.gov" target="_blank">TDevoe@imls.gov</a>>; Michele Farrell <<a href="mailto:MFarrell@imls.gov" target="_blank">MFarrell@imls.gov</a>>; Dennis Nangle <<a href="mailto:DNangle@imls.gov" target="_blank">DNangle@imls.gov</a>>; Madison Bolls <<a href="mailto:MBolls@imls.gov" target="_blank">MBolls@imls.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> External: Important 2021 Virtual G2S Conference Information: Registration and Draft Agenda
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<span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">TO: LSTA Coordinators and Chief Officers</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"> <span class="gmail-m_7583829080128635440normaltextrun"><u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
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<span class="gmail-m_7583829080128635440normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">The Grants to States Team at IMLS is excited to share registration details and the attached draft agenda for the 2021 Conference, which will take place via Zoom on Tuesday,
March 30, and Wednesday, March 31 from 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Eastern Time (with an optional session for new staff on Monday, March 29).</span></span><span class="gmail-m_7583829080128635440eop"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span class="gmail-m_7583829080128635440normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Please register for the conference via the below link by <b>Friday, February 26</b>:</span></span><span class="gmail-m_7583829080128635440eop"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsdeiuqDopH_yaMe4QAwYh76yB17tab04%22%20/" target="_blank">Meeting Registration - Zoom (zoomgov.com)</a><u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<span class="gmail-m_7583829080128635440normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">A few highlights of this year’s registration form:</span></span><span class="gmail-m_7583829080128635440eop"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span class="gmail-m_7583829080128635440normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Be sure to indicate if you’d like to attend the <i>optional </i>LSTA Orientation for New Coordinators on Monday, March 29 from 3:00 - 4:00 pm. This
session allows those who are new to Grants to States programming to be briefed on some of the common terms that will be coming up throughout the conference (SPR, OMB, etc.)</span></span><span class="gmail-m_7583829080128635440eop"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u></u><span class="gmail-m_7583829080128635440normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Programmatic topics session on Wednesday, March 31: new this year! As part of the registration form, we’re asking you to select two topics
of interest to discuss in breakout groups with your peers. This will ensure the sessions go as smoothly as possible. For reference, topics are: </span></span><span class="gmail-m_7583829080128635440scxw205706500"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><br>
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</span></span></span></span><u></u><span class="gmail-m_7583829080128635440normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Five-Year Evaluations [NOTE: will be covered in other parts of the conference]</span></span><span class="gmail-m_7583829080128635440eop"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span class="gmail-m_7583829080128635440normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">We are excited to host this virtual conference and look forward to your participation! You will continue to receive conference information as we have more details to share. As
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Laura<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:rgb(52,113,91)">Laura McKenzie</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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